Area Roundup 12-19-11: Jackrabbits, Hawks end in scoreless tie

Monday

VICTORVILLE • Victor Valley and Silverado played to a scoreless tie in a Desert Sky League match Monday afternoon at Silverado.

The Jackrabbits' Brandon Palafox made 17 saves in the shutout.

"He had a really excellent game," Victor Valley coach Bryan Musslewhite said. "They had a 3-on-1 breakaway at the end of the game and he made three saves on that play.

"The game ebbed and flowed, went back and forth. I think the teams were evenly matched. Both keepers played really well today."

The Jackrabbits (5-3-2, 2-0-1 DSL) play at Oak Hills on Wednesday. The Bulldogs knocked off Victor Valley 5-1 on Dec. 13.

"I'm really happy that we were able to get a point today, and I'm looking forward to having a better performance against Oak Hills this time around," Musslewhite said.

Prep Boys Basketball• HESPERIA 75, HEPSERIA CHRISTIAN 68: At Hesperia, Nate Lowery, Isaiah Kennedy and DeZhawn Clophia each had a double-double to lead the Scorpions to a nonleague win against the Patriots.

Lowery had 18 points, 12 rebounds and two blocks; Kennedy had 18 points and 10 rebounds; and Clophia added 15 points, 10 rebounds, five assists and three blocks for Hesperia (3-3).

Eric O'Brien scored a game-high 26 points to go with 10 rebounds for Hesperia Christian (7-3), which was down by just three points at halftime. Ryan Henry had 16 points and 12 rebounds, and Trevor Hough scored 15 points on five 3-pointers.